Founded by techpreneurs Thomas Pays, Lyle Eckstein, and Mitchan Adams in 2014, Ozow has grown into a world-class digital payment platform that simplifies transactions for customers and merchants. Designed to reinvent the typically cumbersome inter-bank payment process and provide an attractive alternative to the entrenched payment solutions that have historically been available, Ozow removes the […]
From selling Ferraris in France, French-born Thomas Pays has now become one of South Africa’s most affluent serial techpreneurs. Arriving with a little more than a dream and R500 in his pocket, Pays was quickly struck by the South Africa’s vibrant people and potential for business innovation. Even though it initially took some convincing from […]
When you think about software developers, chances are your thoughts turn to the popular stereotype of a math geek lurking in the basement, furiously typing away at a keyboard. However, Johannesburg-born Mitchan Adams turns this notion on its head by showing how you can combine a passion for the arts with what many consider to […]
As the technical lead and co-founder of Ozow, Lyle Eckstein has always had a penchant for problem-solving. He fell in love with software development in high school and the rest, as they say, is history. Eckstein had studied at the Rand Afrikaans University (now known as the University of Johannesburg) and had completed his BSc […]
Just after matriculating in 1992, Emmanuel Sinclair joined the South African Revenue Services (SARS) as a registration clerk. Never one to waste an opportunity, he used these next eight years at the Receiver to complete several short courses, including a Tax Certificate, Advanced Tax Certificate, and an Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting. By the time […]
